Spinnerei Winter Rundgang ’26

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 Discussion and performance with nolwazi mbali mahlangu. “The archive arrives tomorrow”

Friday, 23rd January, 7pm  @ German Literature Institute  The event will be held in EnglishEntry is free We are happy to invite you to a special discussion and performance with our resident author nolwazi mbali mahlangu at the German Literature Institute.  nolwazi mbali mahlangu is a context creator,…Continue reading Discussion and performance with nolwazi mbali mahlangu. “The archive arrives tomorrow”

Mars Rodriguez

Term: October ’25 – January ’26 @la_maryposa_111 Mars Rodriguez is a multidisciplinary artist born and raised in New York City, with roots reaching to Nicaragua and El Salvador. She works across whatever medium is shouting at her loudest: sculpture, performance,…Continue readingMars Rodriguez

WINTER GALLERY TOUR LIA OPEN STUDIOS

“SEEN, UNSEEN” SATURDAY, 10TH OF JANUARY11:00 am – doors open2:00 pm – artist talks and performances4:00 pm – LIA talks with: Christine Fischer (Curator and researcher at the Grassi museum)Mathieu Wijdeven (Theater and opera maker)Mirya Gerardu (Cultural Officer for Visual Arts, The Netherlands…Continue readingWINTER GALLERY TOUR LIA OPEN STUDIOS

LIA at GRASSI Museum

|GRASSI Museum of Ethnology in Leipzig.Dates 05/12/2025—28/06/2026 Papua New Guinea artist 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐫 joined the 𝐋𝐈𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 from August to October thanks to the support of the Foreign Federal Office and its research programme on Germany’s colonial past. We…Continue readingLIA at GRASSI Museum

Report 2024

Last years report shows meaningful conversations in the arts and between cultures. Thanks to the German Federal Foreign Office, open subject based calls have brought writers, artists and thinkers to Leipzig sharing what is important to them in their home…Continue readingReport 2024

Save the Date, 4th December: LIA at the GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde

Invitation to the opening of the special exhibition“WanBel – 50 Years of Independence: Papua New Guinea” Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. | GRASSI Museum of Ethnology inLeipzig Papua New Guinea artist Gazellah Bruder joined the LIA residency programme from August to October 2025, thanks to the support of the Foreign Federal Office and its research programme on Germany`s colonial past. We are grateful to her…Continue readingSave the Date, 4th December: LIA at the GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde

GRAVITY BACH & ARTE CONCERT – 22 hours of art, Bach music, and collaboration

ART MEETS MUSIC – MOVING COMFORT ZONES ARTE CONCERT presented GRAVITY BACH, an extraordinary 22-hour marathon celebrating the intersection of classical music and contemporary art. Three artists from the Leipzig International Art Programme (LIA) — Hal Osawa, Molly Sturge, and Jett Ilagan took part in this ambitious event, contributing immersive…Continue readingGRAVITY BACH & ARTE CONCERT – 22 hours of art, Bach music, and collaboration

Mars Rodriguez

Term: October ’25 – January ’26 @la_maryposa_111 Mars Rodriguez is a multidisciplinary artist born and raised in New York City, with roots reaching to Nicaragua and El Salvador. She works across whatever medium is shouting at her loudest: sculpture, performance,…Continue readingMars Rodriguez

Hal Osawa

Term: July ’25 – January 26′ @oswhr Hal Osawa (Tokyo, 1997) “At first glance, this series, Onomatopoeia, might appear to be abstract paintings. However, they are depictions of images created through incidental printing. The draft for this series was created…Continue readingHal Osawa